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Miscellaneous Musings

Gabriel’s Message

Scripture verse: Luke 1:19 Gabriel's Message (Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen) is a Basque Christmas carol about the archangel Gabriel telling Mary that she would become the mother of the Son of God. It quotes the biblical account (Luke 1:23-38) and Mary's...

The Friendly Beasts

Scripture verse: Job 12:7 The Friendly Beasts, a Christmas carol about the gifts a donkey, cow, sheep, camel, and dove gave to Baby Jesus, originated in 12th-century France, set to the melody of the Latin song, Orientis Partibus. The current English words were written...

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

Scripture verse: Timothy 2:11-13 O Come, All Ye Faithful (Latin - Adeste Fideles) is a carol attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade, with the earliest copies of the hymn all bearing his signature, John Reading, and King John IV of Portugal. The...
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